The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-28
A WEALTHY MANS FRIGHT
His Life Wrecked by an Encounter
With Rattlesnake5.
From The NelU York World.

From The Neo York World.
tall, handsomely dressed man leaning on
the arm Of an attendant. was walking up Mad
ison avenue Sunday just as vast throng Of
church-goers were returning home. Suddenly
he stopped, looked at his les in a frightened
way and fell to the ground in fit His body
twisted ana writhed in q way horrible to see,
and he made a strange noise which sounded like
dozen angry ratticsnakHs The gentlemans
attendant evidently knew just what to DO. He
raised the sufferers head so THAT ne could not
injure il on the sidewalk, and quickly iO0Sened
the fastenings of his shit. When the first vio-
lence of the fit had worn of the attendant called
on bystauder for help, and removed the gem
tleman to a drug store. Du'iay the fit the gem
temans hat had fallen off, and also wig,
leaving exposed 4 head as smooth as billiard
ball. While waiting FOR carriage, the attend
ant told a reportera remarkable story Of how
his master came TO be SO terribly afflicted.
The gentleman is Mr.. Francdyn Brush, and
he is a cousin of the Mr.. FrancSlyn who is now
in trouble on account of his dealings with the
Cunard Steamship Company. Ten Years ago
Mr. Brush came to America from England to
seek his fortune as a civil engineer. He had
letters of introduction which, together with his
cousins influence. secured him place on the
international and Great Northern railroad in
Texas which was then being built. He joined
Maj. Benhams party as assistant engineer. one
day in October, 1877, Maj. Benhau sent Mr..
Brush to obtain certain parers from can't.
Wardell, who was engineer in charge OF The
next division He started on his twenty-mile
ride in the morning and reached his destination
shortly before noon. He refused an invitation
TO remain in Cant Warleli's camp until the
heat of the day had passed, and at once started
on his return journey. Half way between the
two camps Mr.. Brush became tired and dis
mounted from his horse. lie found a shady
place on large rock overshadowed by trees
and stretched himself out to rest.
He had been asleep some time when he was
awakened by a strange sensation. 1t seemed as
though heavy weight was attached to each
leg. When he opened his eye an ominous rat
Ting noise greeted his ears. Two huge rattle
snakes bad coied themselves about each of his
legs and at the slightest motion the animals
raised their beads, ready to strike. Afraid to
move, and filed with ineXDrPssib.e terror, Mr..
Brush lay hour after hour with the two big
snakes coiled about him At last the sun began
to set, and the chill night air began to make the
snakes uncomfortable. Slowly they unwound
| themselves from about Mr.. Brush and crawled
| into crevice in the rocks. Then he mounted
| his horse and rode into camp. When his horse
| halted in front of Maj Benham's tent, Mr..
| Brush fell from il in fit For three days he
remained unconscious, passing from one fit into
another until his life was despared Of At last
he rallied sufficiently TO be removed to San An
tonic. where he remained in the hospital for six
months During his Illness every hair dropped
| from his head. AS soon as practicable Mr.
| Brush was taken to England where he remained
| until year ago, when through the death OF
| relative he c1ne into a handsome property. He
| has been travelling under the care of a nurse
since then, but he is constantly subject to fits
| II is the opinion of noted surgeons who have
failed to effect a cure that Mr.. Brush VIII die
during one Of these fits. At his death his prop
| erty Will pass to his cousin, Mr. Francklyn.